Where does “animeren” come from?

animeren (Dutch) comes from French animer, from Latin animare, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

animeren (Dutch): to enthuse

Definitions

  1. to enthuse

Ancestry of “animeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanimerto animate; To animate; to spur on
2Latinanimarepresent active infinitive of animō; second-person...
3Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
4LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
5Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

Words derived from “animeren

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-
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